Arizona startup tackles food waste with solar drying technology

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A new company is taking shape around an invention designed to reduce landfill waste and create new value from surplus produce.

a person reaches into closely stacked racks holding solar-dried food

https://techlaunch.arizona.edu/news/arizona-startup-tackles-food-waste-solar-dr…

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

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U of A scholars call for new frameworks to protect Indigenous heritage for the common good

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A growing baby planet photographed for first time in a ring of darkness

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